What are the three phases of a chess game?

Opening, middlegame, endgame.

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  1. Opening, middlegame, endgame ✔
  2. Start, middle, finish
  3. Attack, defend, draw

Why: Chess theory divides games into opening, middlegame, and endgame phases.

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Answer: Opening, middlegame, endgame. Chess theory divides games into opening, middlegame, and endgame phases.

  1. Chess en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess
    the opening, the middlegame, and lastly the endgame
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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